indefensible
adjective
in·de·fen·si·ble
ˌin-di-ˈfen(t)-sə-bəl 
1
a
: incapable of being maintained as right or valid : untenable
b
: incapable of being justified or excused : inexcusable
indefensible comments
2
: incapable of being protected against physical attack
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Examples of indefensible in a Sentence
The company adopted an indefensible position on the issue.
His behavior is ethically indefensible.
The city is in an indefensible location.
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Tolerating such regimes for fear of what might replace them is morally indefensible and strategically flawed.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
The mistake was indefensible considering the stakes.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
The Hiroshima Art Prize strengthens a resolve to resist the support for this indefensible cruelty and protest such involvement.
—News Desk, Artforum, 26 Dec. 2024
Aung San Suu Kyi, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, underwent a reputational transformation over her defense of the military's indefensible action.
—Derek Mitchell, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
The mistake was indefensible considering the stakes.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
The Hiroshima Art Prize strengthens a resolve to resist the support for this indefensible cruelty and protest such involvement.
—News Desk, Artforum, 26 Dec. 2024
Aung San Suu Kyi, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, underwent a reputational transformation over her defense of the military's indefensible action.
—Derek Mitchell, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Indefensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indefensible. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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indefensible
adjective
in·de·fen·si·ble
ˌin-di-ˈfen(t)-sə-bəl
: impossible to defend
an indefensible position
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